School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Türkiye
Türkiye: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female was 18.81 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
18.81 years
Change on year
down 4.7%
World rank
16th
of 179 countries
All-time high
19.74 years
in 2022
All-time low
5.26 years
in 1971
Years of data
45
1971–2023
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Türkiye, 1971–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Türkiye is 18.81 years, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 4.7% on the previous year and up 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Türkiye peaked at 19.74 years in 2022 and was at its lowest, 5.26 years, in 1971.
That places Türkiye 16th out of 179 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 5.26 years | — |
| 1972 | 5.39 years | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 5.54 years | +2.8% |
| 1974 | 5.72 years | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 5.84 years | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 5.92 years | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 5.92 years | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 5.99 years | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 6.22 years | +3.9% |
| 1984 | 6.86 years | +10.4% |
| 1986 | 7.1 years | +3.5% |
| 1987 | 7.18 years | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 7.36 years | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 7.38 years | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 7.52 years | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 7.64 years | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 7.79 years | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 7.91 years | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 8.1 years | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 8.18 years | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 8.33 years | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 9.23 years | +10.8% |
| 2001 | 10.59 years | +14.8% |
| 2002 | 10.93 years | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 11.06 years | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 11.11 years | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 11.26 years | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 11.7 years | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 11.98 years | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 11.97 years | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 12.57 years | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 13.47 years | +7.1% |
| 2011 | 14.05 years | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 14.3 years | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 16.43 years | +14.9% |
| 2014 | 16.99 years | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 17.41 years | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 17.86 years | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 18.12 years | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 18.56 years | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 18.82 years | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 19.07 years | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 19.56 years | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 19.74 years | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 18.81 years | -4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.7 years | 5.26 years | 5.99 years | 8 |
| 1980s | 7.02 years | 6.22 years | 7.38 years | 6 |
| 1990s | 8.09 years | 7.52 years | 9.23 years | 8 |
| 2000s | 11.47 years | 10.59 years | 12.57 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 16.6 years | 13.47 years | 18.82 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.3 years | 18.81 years | 19.74 years | 4 |
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More education data for Türkiye
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 299,967 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 21.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Türkiye?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Türkiye was 18.81 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 19.74 years in 2022.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.26 years in 1971.
- How does Türkiye rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
- Türkiye ranks 16th out of 179 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Türkiye data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release